The Christian and Judaic invention of history
By: edited by Jacob Neusner.
Contributors: Neusner, Jacob, 1932-
Series: Studies in religion / American Acacemy of Religion ;; no. 55; AAR studies in religion ;; no. 55.
Publisher: Scholars Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Atlanta, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Historiography; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism; Judaism -- History -- Talmudic period, 10-425 -- Historiography; Historiography -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The birth of history of Christianity and Judaism / Jacob Neusner; title: A myth of innocence / Burton L. Mack; title: The pagan background / Glenn F. Chestnut; title: Christianity in the Roman forum / Mark S. Burrows; title: Eusebius / Glenn F. Chesnut; title: Pagan and Christian historiography in the fourth century A. D. / Arnoldo Momigliano; title: The Tannaim and history / Nahum N. Glatzer; title: History fabricated / William Scott Green; title: History transcended / Jacob Neusner; title: History invented / Jacob Neusner; title: The theory of history of Genesis Rabbah / Jacob Neusner; title: The role of history in Judaism / Jacob Neusner.